British photographer and filmmaker Geoff Tompkinson has worked for National Geographer and GEO, among other media companies. In recent years, he has been one of the pioneers who has been developing timelapse photography. Tompkinson has taken it even further and developed a technique he calls Hyperzoom. The technique is so … Read >
Online media subscription service Playster bundles ebooks, music, movies and games
After Netflix hit the big time with online movie subscriptions and Spotify made online music available at low or no cost to listeners, the book industry has been looking for a similar solution. Is it possible to create a low-cost service that lets readers consume as many books as they … Read >
A digitally connected pen for writers who like to write by hand
There are writers who still like to type on a mechanical typewriter or write by hand. We also like to sketch new ideas with a pen, but pretty soon those words and drawings must be retyped and redrawn on a computer. The idea of a pen that is connected to … Read >
A photo tour in the historical old town of Tallinn, Estonia
The old town of the city of Tallinn in Estonia is one of the most charming urban sights in the world. We remember when we visited Tallinn during the time when Estonia was still a province of Soviet Union, and although the city was somewhat grey and dull, it was … Read >
If you still want instant prints of your travel photos, Polaroid may have a camera for you
Ten or fifteen years ago, when digital photography was something new, traditional film brands tried to convince us that only a printed photo was a real photo. Today, if you ask Instagram, Flickr, Snapchat and Twitter users if they believe it is true, the answer is “Why?”. There are, however, … Read >
The best photos of 2015 taken by a drone
Drones were hot products in 2015 and continue to be so in 2016. Taking good photos and capturing interesting videos with a drone is not easy, but it opens up a whole new world to travel photographers and everyone else interested in photography. Dronestagram is a site that only publishes … Read >
The best smartphones for reading ebooks
The original Kindle ereader had a six-inch greyscale display and Sony had really nice compact ereaders with five-inch screens. Today’s smartphones tend to have five-inch and larger screens. Additionally, smartphone displays have at least two times higher pixel density than ereaders. It is not surprising that book industry experts are … Read >
Museum dedicated to writers to open in Chicago in 2017
Avid readers will have a new destination to visit in 2017 when the American Writers Museum opens to the public. As the museum’s name implies, it will focus on North American writers. There are many museums around the world dedicated to an individual author or authors who lived in a … Read >
The most popular articles on Klaava.com in 2015 were about ebooks, photography and travel
Ebook, photography and travel articles and news attracted the biggest number of readers on Klaava.com in 2015. Since Klaava produces non-fiction ebooks and develops visually rich Klaava Travel Guide book series , the subjects of the most popular articles is not exactly a huge surprise.
The popularity of photography can … Read >
Solution for all of us who want an easy way for creating spectacular timelapse videos
Timelapse photography is so spectacular way of taking pictures that it drives many travel and landscape photographers to study the secrets of the technique. Once they discover how laborious it is, how much time it requires and what kind of equipment is needed, many simply forget it. French startup Enlaps … Read >